Lesson 7

Workshop: Many Ways to Show a Fraction

Est. Class Sessions: 2

Daily Practice and Problems

Teacher Notes
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TIMS Challenge

Accept all correct diagrams. Possible response:

V. Art Paper

Carlos and Brandon each cut out a rectangle from a sheet of drawing paper. Carlos's rectangle was larger—it was 1/2 of his sheet of paper. Brandon's was smaller, but it was 3/4 of his whole sheet.

  1. Use the grid below to draw a sketch of Brandon's and Carlos's whole sheets of paper.
  2. Shade 1/2 of Carlos's sheet of paper.
  3. Shade 3/4 of Brandon's sheet of paper.